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How to charge for telephone interpreting?
Thread poster: A. Deb
A. Deb
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Apr 28, 2003

Hi everyone.



Can anyone give me any idea about how to charge for interpreting over the telephone? Does one charge per minute? Is a minimum fee usually established?



It\'d be grateful for any information.



Ana
 
Jana Teteris
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United Kingdom
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Charge per minute Apr 28, 2003

In my experience, telephone interpreting is charged by the minute. (As a very rough guideline, 1 GBP per minute in the UK).
 
Erika Pavelka (X)
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Per minute Apr 28, 2003

Hi Ana,



I do telephone interpreting and it is paid per minute with no minimum charge. A Canadian interpreting client I have pays $1.25 per minute (which works out to $75 per hour in Canadian dollars).



HTH,



Erika
 
Monika Coulson
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Per minute, but do not forget the minimum Apr 28, 2003

Hello,

If you stayed home for a telephonic interpretation appointment (let\'s say it was for the court) and the claimant never showed up, or they called you to cancel the appointment, you should still charge them for 1 hour minimum. At least this is my practice. If you interpret every day for an interpretation company, then they usually pay you per minute.

Monika
 
andre_
andre_
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I would chage by the minute. May 16, 2003

Phone interpreting is charged by the minute. How much to charge? Well, this depends on you. If you are a starter then you should charge about 65 cents a minute. Once again, I should remind you: this is only my opinion. Good luck.
 


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